We were under the impression that Globe pulled one over SMART again since they were the first to announce they were going to offer the BlackBerry Bold 9900 (we thought it was another exclusive deal). However it looks like SMART will be coming out with an announcement of their postpaid and prepaid options for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 soon. We found this e-poster on the JUMP Experience Facebook Page.
SMART Telecom sent out a press release saying that smartphone and mobile broadband usage in their network is growing at an unprecedented pace. The report says that the usage of broadband via smartphones doubled this August from just February earlier this year! BlackBerry devices top the list of smartphones used to access mobile broadband with 44% share. Android follows at 27%.
Full press release after the break. Continue reading
Sun Cellular recently released their pricing scheme for their BlackBerry handsets. Before we go into postpaid kit comparisons, I wanted to check which supplier offered the most affordable standalone package. I checked Sun, Globe, Smart, and another online store to compare their prices and the data is very interesting. The gray market online store is still the most affordable offering the Bold 9700 at just P22,000 and the Curve 8520 at P12,500. The only setback is that the unit has a foreign telco logo stamped on it but it’s not too noticeable. Here are the prices: Continue reading
